Dodger is a ram and the head of Tavi's flock. He is a Rivan Mountain White, a huge breed of sheep that is herded in the Calderon Valley and elsewhere
- Dodger himself weighed better than a quarter ton, and the tough breed of mountain sheep the frontier folk of Alera favored, sheep big enough and strong enough to defend themselves against thanadents and worse, could become aggressive when threatened. Careless shepherds had been killed by their overexcited charges.(Furies of Calderon ch 5)
- “Herding sheep, if you can believe that.” Durias looked skeptical, but his tone was polite when he asked, “What breed?” “Rivan Mountain Whites,” Tavi replied. Durias’s eyebrows shot up. “Those monsters? Hard work.” Tavi grinned at the former slave. “There were days.” (Princeps' Fury ch 30)
Slive will kill a young Rivan mountain lamb, but they will not take on an adult ram unless it is wounded.